Reducing sulfur in gasoline would increase the price of gas by a penny a gallon or up to 9 cents, depending on which study you read.

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Jayne O?Donnell
| USA Today

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new rules Friday that will require lower-sulfur fuels to help reduce smog-causing emissions from cars and trucks beginning in 2017.

The long-awaited rule would increase the price of gas by a penny a gallon or up to 9 cents, depending on whether analyses cited by the EPA and environmental groups or the oil industry are to be believed.

The proposal also requires vehicles to meet tighter emissions standards at a cost of about $130 a vehicle in 2025. Once fully implemented, the EPA said the standards will help avoid up to 2,400 premature deaths a year ...